Monday, November 14, 2005

Country Road

I just cannot seem to get this song out of my head. A few weeks ago I was able to get a compilation popular folk rock songs and it happened to be number two songs in the list. After that I was able to watch a Ghibli Anime Whisper of the Heart that had as one of its elements this song.
What is it with this song? How come a song of John Denver has found itself imprinted in my brain?
I have not been the United States and more so my travels have not yet taken me to West Virginia nor have I met a mountain momma. Why did this particular song of John Denver ( and reinterpreted in Japan by Olivia Newton-John) become my favourite tune.
Its not because of John Denver's movie Oh God! Although it was a nice movie. Nor have I been a fan of country music. Although, some Kenny Roger's song have entered my collection - I like the Gambler but that is another story.
Somehow, I seem to remember the refrain from this song. Every time it was played on the radio I could always sing the refrain:

Country road, take me home
To the place I belong,
West Virginia, mountain momma,
Take me home, country road.

Perhaps, the song touches a part in me that reminds me of home -The places one grows up in and more importantly the people one grows up with.

I hear her voice, in the morning hours she calls me,
The radio reminds me of my home far away.
And driving down the road I get the feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.